The operating system has multiple power states, including sleep, hibernation, and hybrid, when you use any of these features, even though the computer is not running, the system is still able to wake up automatically to run scheduled tasks. Also, peripherals like network cards, mice, keyboards, and others can turn on the power automatically. If you have a computer that keeps waking up randomly, Windows 11 includes the tools to discover the reason for the problem and disable the wake timers. In this guide, you will learn the steps to prevent Windows 11 from waking up automatically.
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Check what wakes PC up on Windows 11
To determine if a device or scheduled task is waking up the computer, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the commands will let you know the devices and services waking up the computer at night or when you are not using it.
Disable wake timers on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can disable the device or task waking up the device individually, or you can disable all of the wake timers.
Stop device from waking up computer
If you figured out a device (network card, keyboard, mouse, etc.) is waking up the computer every night, you can disable the feature on Device Manager. To prevent the device from waking up the computer on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the device will no longer wake the computer in the middle of the night or any other time. You may need to repeat the steps for any other device causing problems.
Stop tasks from waking up computer
If the problem is a scheduled task, modify or disable the task to prevent the computer from waking up on Windows 11. To stop a scheduled task from waking up the computer, use these steps: After you complete the steps, the task will no longer try to wake up Windows 11.
Disable system scheduled task
If you don’t have enough permissions to modify the scheduled task, you can use the Microsoft PsExec tool to disable the task using Command Prompt. Once you complete the steps, Windows 11 should no longer wake up your computer. You may need to repeat the steps for any other device causing problems.
In the command, change PATH\TO\TASK with the path for the scheduled task. This example disables the task that starts the Windows Update services to perform scheduled operations:
Stop automatic maintenance from waking up computer
On Windows 11, the automatic maintenance feature can wake up your computer automatically. If this is the case, you can disable the feature to prevent random wake-ups in the middle of the night. To prevent automatic maintenance from waking up the device running Windows 11, use these steps: After you complete the steps, the laptop or desktop computer will no longer wake up to perform automatic maintenance on Windows 11.
Disable all wake timers on Windows 11
If you want to stop all scheduled tasks and devices from waking up the computer, you can disable all wake timers globally on Windows 11. To disable wake timers on Windows 11, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the device nor the scheduled task will be able to run while the computer is asleep or hibernating.
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